Apparatus for handling articles to be treated with a. liquid



Aug. 24 1926. 1,597,132

r G. WHEELOCK APPARATUS FOR HANDLING ARTICLES TO BE TREATED WITH A LIQUID Filed 1380.23. 1921 Patented Aug. 24, 1926.

umrso STATES,

PATENT OFFlCE.

, GEORGE L. WHEELOC'K, OF NEW YORK, H. Y.

I APPARATUS F03, HANDLING ARTICLES TO BE TREATED WITH A Application filed December 88, 1921. Serial No. 884,444.

This invention relates to apparatus for treating articles, as, for instance, in dishwashing, and one of the objects of the invention is to provide means for lifting the articles out of the liquid, or from the water, if the apparatus is used in dish-washing. S ecifically, when the apparatus is'used in dish-washing, an ob'ect is to provide a dishpan with means .or supporting a, disholder thereon in such a way that the dish holder is lowered into the pan when the dishes or the like, are being washed, such means being adapted for enabling the dishholder to be raised and to be held raised relatively to the pan when the dishes are to be wiped. Another object is to provide a sim le, practical and eificient apparatus for was ing dishes or the like; for dyeing, as by dip ing the article supported on the support t erefor into the dye liquid; and for any other purpose for which apparatuses of the .kind may be used.

These being among the objects of the present invention, the same consists of certain features of construction and combinations of parts to be hereinafter described, and then claimed with reference to the accompanying drawings illustrating one embodiment of'the invention, and in which v Fig. 1 is a sectional elevation of the appzratus in full lines-the support or holder ing submerged, and the dotted lines showing the elevated position of the holder; Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the holder or cage;

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the liquid receptacle or pan, with the improved means applied for enabling the adjustment of the der relatively to the receptacle;

Fig. dis a sectionaldetail view, showing how one of the supporting feet or lugs is attached to the. rece tacle;

Fig. 5 is a planv 0 said detail;

Fi 6 is an elevation of a supportin member such as shown in said views, sai member being shown as fiat;

Fig. means for securing the said member;

Fig. 8 is a sectional detail of another modification thereof; and

Fig. 9 is a perspective view of a modified form of supporting member.

Referring to the drawing, the liquid receptacle 10 may be of any suitable shape,

7 is a sectional detail of modified open at the top, and adapted to contain a suitable liquid. In the case of a dishwasher, the receptacle would be preferably m theform of a dishpan composed of suitable sheet metal. Adapted to-be positioned within the liquid receptacle 10 is a holder 11 for the things or articles to be treated with the liquid, and preferably, the said holder is in the form'of a wire cage or basket, the meshes being fairly large so as to allow the liquid in the receptacle to freely run out of the cage when the same is raised above the liqu to be used as a dish-washer the holder 'or cage 11 should be strongly constructed.

The holder or cage 11 is preferably provided with means for supporting it from the upper edge of the receptacle or pan, to which end there may be laced at diametrically opposite sides of t e holder or cage two hangers 12, 13. Each hanger 12, 13 is preferably composed of suitable heavy wire so as to support the weight of the articles or thin of ti: receptacle, and for additional purposes hereafter referred to. Each hanger .12, 13 is preferably formed with spreading or divergent arms 14, which are secured at the bottom ed e, or bottom wire, of the holder or cagey means of eyes 15 formed in the wire. 'Or the rms may be securedto the side wall of the ht'older or page by soldering or any other desired. manner, although the securing of the hangers by means of .the eyes 15- is preferred, for, if an annular heavy wire forms the bottom edge of-the holder or cage, the eyes 15 may be engaged loosely with such wire so that the hangers may have a certain degree of swinging motion. The upper ends of the hangers 12,- '13 are. each formed with a hook 16, and each hook is preferably curved, so that something in the nature of a recess is formed. at the underside of each hook.

The holder or cage 11 is preferably large enou h toabout half fill the receptacle 10, but the size will depend upon the purpose to which the apparatus is put. When the holder or cage 11. and the receptacle 10 are of approximatel the relative 'roportions illustrated, it wi be seen that t e hangers id in the receptacle as in dotted lines, Fig. 1. When the apparatus is Y in the holder or cage. from the top.

12, 13 extend upwardly and diverge more or roportions of the liquid receptacle and 01 or or cage are such that when the hooks I 16 are resting upon the upper edge or rim of the receptacle or an 10, the bottom of the holder will 'ust c ear'the bottom of the receptacle an not rest thereon, although, if desired, the holder or cage 11 may rest u on the bottom of the pan, and when the ho der is so lowered the hooks 16 may be disenga d from the edge or rim of the receptacle.

' t opposite sides of the receptacle or pan 10 there are two supporting members 17 18, and while these members are preferably made removable from the receptacle they may be made so as to form a permanent part thereof. The construction of each of the supporting members 17, 18 is preferably identical, and when made removable each may be constructed as follows: Su porting member 17, for example, is provi ed with an inclined edge 19 which constitutes an inclined-way at the upper edge of the said member w en the latter is applied to the receptacle. Each supporting member 17, 18

is provided with feet or lugs 20, which may be soldered, welded, riveted, or otherwise firmly attached to the supporting member.

' Two of these feet or lugs are shown, but the number may of course be varied, and the preferred details of these lugs and adjacent parts are full disclosed in Figs. 4 and 5. Each foot or l ug 20 is long enough so that it may rest upon the-upper rim of the receptacle, and it is extended sufliciently so as to reject beyond such rim, it being preferably ormed with the shoulder 20 at about the point the outer edge of the rim would ordinarily be. A keeper 21 is secured by a pivot 22 to the outer end of each lug 20 in such a porting members ma position that when the lugs or feet are restlng upon .the rim of the rece tacle, each keeper may be swung around on erneath the rim of the receptacle,--the keeper having its end upturned so as 'to engage behind the outer edge or head on the rim of the receptacle,. In some such way the inclined supbe secured to the receptacle, and when t e attaching means are as just-described there should preferably be some slight spring int-he parts so that the upturned end or toe of the keeper can snap behind the bead or edge of the receptacles rim. Preferably, 'each supporting member 17, 18 is made of such vertical width that the lower edge of the same will extend below the to edge of the receptacle in the form of a s irt or underhang, such as 23. When the supporting members are applied to the I -of the rim thereof.

The supporting members are so applied in such position on the receptacle that their inclined-ways 19 will incline or slant in 'ingo opposite or reverse directions, and when properly attached to the receptacle the prefera ly will be at opposite sides thereo and the upper edge or rim of the receptacle porting members. 'The said supporting into these recesses thehooks 16 may be engaged and, the holder or cage retained against accidental dislodgment.

Inasmuch as the hangers 12, 12, are pref, erably hinged to the holder 11 and preferably have recesses provided b the undersides .of the books 16, 16, the angers may be moved tocause the initial engagement of the lower ends of the inclined ways 19, 19, with the recesses, without re uiring the lifting of the holder 11, and it t en becomes an easy matter to raise the holder by giving it the necessary twist until the hooks engage in the recesses 24. Because of these preferred features the hangers will be self-ad.-

justing' to any irregularities in the inclinedways or to any non-concentricity of the same with the vertical axis of the receptacle 10,

although generally .the inclined ways will be allow the water to run into it on the dishes finished with the soap-holder it may be back out of the way. When the wash the dishes is finished, the person making use of the apparatus may take hold. of the holder or the hangers and turn the holder or cageand the contents sufiiciently to elevate the contents out of the water and to engage the hooks 16 with the recesses 24 in the supporting members. This will allow the water to drain from. the dishes or the like, and they can then be wiped. As before intimated, the apparatus may of course be swung thereof may ht rovers. l. 'A'rticles or things in Fig. 6,-when not in use, and may be may be placed in-the holderxorcage when the latter is in raised position, and it may then be lowered into any liquid that may be.

"containedin the receptacle, to be raised later from the liquid, if desired.

As most dishpans are made flaring it may be preferred to use the means illustrated in Fig. 7 for securing the inclined supporting members to the pan, as such means may hold better than the means illustrated in Fig. 4. In Fig. 7 lugs such as 25 are rigidly secured to the inclined supporting members, and

each lug is adapted to rest upon the rim of the pan, and has a shoulder 26. which may engage over the outer edge of the rim so as to constitute one member of a clamp. The other member of the c imp may be furnished by a set-screw 27, which is threaded into the lower part of the supporting member so that it may be caused to bear upon the inner surface of the pan.

In Fig. 8 there is shown a modification in which the supporting members. such as 17, 18, are not provided with a skirt or underhang portion, and to which are attached one or more lugs 30, preferably of resilient sheet metal, the. lug or lugs being formed with a humped clip portion 31, so that the parts 30, 31 constitute a spring-clip which may be engaged over the rim of the liquid receptacle or dishpan, with the humped portion engaged behind the bead of the rim. The action of the lug resting upon the rim of the receptacle, supplemented by the spring action of the means engaging the rim. will hold the supporting member in upright position, whether vertical or inclined.

Each of the supporting members may he composed of sheet metal, which may be of a snringy nature so that they will be fiat, as hung up in some convenient position through the I medium of holes therein to receive a supporting nail. If of springy metal, they may then be bent to the curvature of the edge of the receptacle to which they are to be applied. and the spring-set in the supporting members may then assist in retaining them upon the receptacle. In this case the curva i ture of the supporting members may be altered so as to adapt them to receptacles or pans of varying-diameters.

It may be found more desirable to make the supporting members of wire, so that the entire apparatus, with the exception of the receptacle, would be composed of wire. In

Fig. 9 a desirable form of wire supporting member is illustrated. The prlnciple illustrated is similar to the illustration in Fig. 8. In Fig. 9,the supporting member is shown as having an intermediate portion 32 of such incline as to form an inclined-way, while at the top of the inclined-way, the wire is bent mouse whic thehook on a hanger of the article holder maybe engaged, At the lower end ofthev inclined 'poitio'n tl vi -e supporting 'inember 'gis :torm'e'd ivith spring-clip 34 while t-lie'other endbf the "supporting niem her is formed with a downturned portion 35,-the lower end of which is formed into the s ring-clip 36, the two clips being presente in the same direction. By means of the spring-clips referred to. the supporting member may be engaged with the rim of the receptacle and held in upstanding posit-ion. Obviously, the invention is susceptible to more or less modification, which would still be within the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim as new is:

l Apparatus of the class described comprising, in comblnation, a receptacle for a which the holder may be engaged, and guiding means extending from and above the receptacle up to said recesses and through which, by a partial turning movement of the holder. said holder may be caused to be elevated relatively to the receptacle and to be engaged with said recesses at will.

2. Apparatus of the class described, comprising a receptacle for a liquid, oppositely inclined guide-ways extending above the upper edge of the receptacle and curving lengthwise in curves having the vertical axis of the receptacle as their approximate center, hangers adapted to be engaged with said edge and to be laterally shifted from said edge directly on to said ways, means at the upper ends of said ways for interrupting the shifting of said hangers on the ways, and a holder for things to be treated carried by said hangers.

3. Apparatus of the class described, comprising a receptacle for a li uid, inclined guide-ways above the up er e ge of the re ceptacle, means lateral o the ways for detachably connecting them with said recep table to* incline oppositely, said ways being formed in separate segments of a circle which extend lengthwise in curves having the vertical axis of the receptacle as their approximate center, and a holder for things to be treated movable on said ways.

45A liquid receptacle provided with means for elevating a holder thereon, said means comprising oppositely inclined guideways at the upper edge of the receptacle curving len hwise in curves having the vertical axis 0 said receptacle as their approximate center, and said ways being recessed at 1 to the basket, each of said hangers being 3 -forrrled with an outwardly extending hook between' its arms, the hook providing an under recess, a receptacle, the upper edge of which ma enga e in said recesses when 5 the basket is owere inthe receptacle, shoulders on the upper edge of sad receptacle locatedto one side'of eaeh point of theedge engagement of said hooks forengagenient with thehooks when the basket is raised, and inclined guide-ways extending between She said-engaging upper edge and said shoulers. v

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